By Ryan Truscott A new study reveals how African elephants plan their elaborate journeys: they strategically choose the least ...
Maintaining current elephant numbers, let alone reversing declines, requires new thinking and conservation innovation.
of the elephants avoided steep slopes and rough terrain, demonstrating a clear preference for energy-efficient paths.
Similarly, water sources play a key role in where they choose to go. However, individual elephants can respond to water ...
Elephants choose smooth, food-rich paths to save energy. Their movement depends on terrain, speed, and water access.
People take a lot of time caring for their land, then the elephants come "when you have planted the crops and they are almost ...
Massive and energy-hungry, elephants face real challenges in navigating their landscapes. New research using over two decades ...
used GPS tracking data from 157 African elephants collected over a 22-year period (1998-2020) in Northern Kenya. Data was collected by Save the Elephants, a UK-registered, Kenya-based research and ...
To save energy, the elephants deliberately travel through certain landscapes based on the terrain, vegetation, and water sources. In the new study, researchers used GPS tracking data from 157 African ...
A new study has revealed that African Elephants have an extraordinary ability to meet their colossal food requirements as ...
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How elephants plan journeys to help save energy
Being an elephant is no easy task. These giant herbivores have to devour huge quantities of low-nutrient vegetation to meet ...